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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 6, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 6, 1957 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 6, 1957 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 6, 1957 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Rush |
Home Starting Pitcher | Sam Jones |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 16,498 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Ed Sudol |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
Bob Speake | Center Fielder |
Chuck Tanner | Left Fielder |
Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
Dale Long | First Baseman |
Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
Cal Neeman | Catcher |
Bobby Morgan | Second Baseman |
Bob Rush | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Stan Musial | First Baseman |
Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
Ken Boyer | Center Fielder |
Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
Eddie Kasko | Third Baseman |
Sam Jones | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 6, 1957
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Jones
Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speake vs. Jones
Speake takes first base on ball four. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tanner vs. Jones
Tanner bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Adams moves to third. Speake moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moryn vs. Jones
Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Boyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Adams tags and scores. Speake tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Long vs. Jones
There's a wild pitch. Speake scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Jones
Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Jones
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Long moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neeman vs. Jones
Neeman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Rush
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Rush
Rush has Dark trapped. He fires to second, with Banks covering, who throws back to Long who tags Dark for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Rush
Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moon vs. Rush
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ennis vs. Rush
Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Jones
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Jones
Rush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Jones
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speake vs. Jones
There goes Adams. The throw from Landrith and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Rush
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Rush
Landrith hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Rush
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Jones
Speake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tanner vs. Jones
Tanner hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Musial, and towards Blasingame, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Speake moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moryn vs. Jones
Moryn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Jones
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Rush
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Rush
Blasingame hits a line drive towards third. Adams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Jones
Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Jones
Neeman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Jones
Morgan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Rush
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Rush
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Rush
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Rush
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Jones
Rush strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Jones
Adams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Jones
Speake strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Rush
Landrith hits a fly ball into left field. Tanner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Rush
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan misplays the ball. That's an error on Morgan. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Rush
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Rush
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Jones
Tanner hits a fly ball into center field. Boyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Jones
Moryn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Jones
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Moryn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Jones
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moryn scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neeman vs. Jones
Neeman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Rush
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Rush
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Rush covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Jones
Morgan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Morgan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rush vs. Jones
Rush strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Jones
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speake vs. Jones
Speake hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Jones
Tanner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Jones
Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tanner moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Long vs. Jones
Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tanner scores. Moryn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Merritt
Lloyd Merritt now pitching.
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Boyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Rush
Ennis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Ennis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Rush
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landrith vs. Rush
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landrith for the out. Ennis moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kasko vs. Rush
Kasko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Merritt vs. Rush
There's a wild pitch. Ennis scores. Boyer moves to third. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cunningham vs. Rush
Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Lloyd Merritt.
Cunningham hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blasingame vs. Rush
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Schmidt
Willard Schmidt now pitching.
Neeman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Schmidt
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Schmidt
Rush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Schmidt
Adams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Adams reaches second base with a double. Rush moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Speake vs. Schmidt
Speake hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rush tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tanner vs. Schmidt
Tanner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Rush
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Rush covering, for the out. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Rush
Moon hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Rush
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Schmidt
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Schmidt
Long takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Schmidt
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Long moves to third. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Neeman vs. Schmidt
Neeman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Morgan vs. Schmidt
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt fields it and throws to home to get Long. Banks moves to third. Neeman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rush vs. Schmidt
Rush strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Rush
Boyer hits a line drive towards third. Adams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Rush
Landrith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Landrith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kasko vs. Rush
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Rush
Bobby Smith pinch hits for Willard Schmidt.
Smith strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/6/1957 -- Chicago at St.Louis (N) Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Adams B, 3b 5 1 2 0 Blasingame D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Speake B, cf 2 2 1 3 Dark A, ss 4 0 2 0 Tanner C, lf 4 1 1 0 Musial S, 1b 4 1 1 1 Moryn W, rf 3 1 1 1 Moon W, rf 3 0 0 0 Long D, 1b 4 0 2 1 Ennis D, lf 4 1 1 0 Banks E, ss 5 0 3 1 Boyer K, cf 3 0 0 0 Neeman C, c 4 1 1 1 Landrith H, c 4 0 1 0 Morgan B, 2b 5 1 1 0 Kasko E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Rush B, p 5 1 1 0 Jones S, p 2 0 0 0 Merritt L, p 0 0 0 0 Cunningham J, ph 1 0 0 0 Schmidt W, p 0 0 0 0 Smith B, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 8 13 7 33 2 6 1 Chicago 200 001 320 -- 8 St.Louis 000 100 100 -- 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Rush B (W) 9.0 6 2 2 3 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Jones S (L) 6.2 9 6 6 3 7 Merritt L 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Schmidt W 2.0 4 2 2 2 1 E -- Dark A, Morgan B LOB -- Chicago 10, St.Louis 7 2B -- Morgan B, Ennis D, Adams B, Landrith H HR -- Musial S, Speake B, Neeman C CS -- Dark A, Adams B SH -- Tanner C SF -- Moryn W, Speake B WP -- Jones S, Rush B T -- 2:55 A -- 16498
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